That is exactly what happened 30 years ago this week when 1976 Olympic champion Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali, perhaps the most towering presence boxing has ever known in terms of worldwide ...

Spinks, a St. Louis native, captured the light heavyweight crown at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Two years later, in his eighth professional bout, he captured a 15-round decision over Ali in Las ...

“In Washington, D.C., during the 1970s, a black man could get into the newspapers in one of two ways: crime—or boxing.” Such begins the synopsis for boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard’s 2012 ...

On this day in 1978, long before Buster Douglas stunned Mike Tyson, a 7-0-1 fighter from Saint Louis called Leon Spinks shocked the world and defeated the legendary Muhammad Ali by a 15-round split ...

Leon Spinks stunned the boxing world on Feb. 15, 1978, by defeating Muhammad Ali. Leading up to that fight Rick Hummel had an exclusive interview with Ali in Las Vegas. On Feb. 15, 1978, St. Louis ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Leon Spinks died on Friday at 67 following a five-year battle with multiple cancers. Spinks (26-17-3, 14 KOs), who won Olympic gold in 1976, went on to upset ...

(KFVS) - One of the biggest upsets in boxing history happened on this date 39 years ago. In Las Vegas on February 15, 1978, St. Louis native Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali in a 15 round heavyweight ...

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Leon Spinks (26-17-3) has had a wild ride during his boxing career. Ranging from toppling Muhammad Ali to fighting in the cruiserweight division, Spinks is etched in boxing history as a unique fighter ...

Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn is starkly reminiscent of Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks I in 1978 - an all-time great in the twilight of his career defending his title against an untested rookie. Spinks ...

This week marks the 40th anniversary of the so-called “September to Remember” or “Battle of New Orleans,” the heavyweight championship fight between Muhammad Ali and Leon Spinks in the Superdome. In a ...

On Saturday, hometown boxer Regis Prograis will defend his WBA World Super Lightweight belt in the Smoothie King Center, a fight that his boxing promoter hopes will spark a return of big fights to New ...